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020 $a9781439170915 (pbk.)
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050 14 $aRC275$b.M85 2011
100 1 $aMukherjee, Siddhartha.
245 14 $aThe emperor of all maladies :$ba biography of cancer /$cSiddhartha Mukherjee.
250 $a1st Scribner trade pbk. ed.
260 $aNew York :$bScribner,$c2011, c2010.
300 $axviii, 571, [13] p., 8 p. of plates :$bill ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 537-541) and index.
505 0 $a"Of blacke cholor, without boyling" -- An impatient war -- "Will you turn me out if I can't get better?" -- Prevention is the cure -- "A distorted version of our normal selves" -- The fruits of long endeavors -- Atossa's war.
520 $aA "biography" of cancer from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it. A combination of medical history, cutting-edge science, and narrative journalism that transforms the listener's understanding of cancer and much of the world around them. The author provides a glimpse into the future of cancer treatments and offers a bold new perspective on the way doctors, scientists, philosophers, and lay people have observed and understood the human body for millennia.
586 $aPulitzer Prize for Nonfiction, 2011.
650 0 $aCancer$xHistory.
650 0 $aLeukemia$xHistory.
994 $aC0$bCNU
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